Effect of temperature on dielectric property and microwave heating behavior of low grade Panzhihua ilmenite ore

The permittivity of low grade Panzhuhua ilmenite ore at 2.45 GHz in the temperatures from 20 ℃ up to 100 ℃ was measured using the technology of open-ended coaxial sensor combined with theoretical computation. The results show that both the real （ε′） and imaginary （ε′） part of complex permittivity （ε′-jε′） of the ilmenite significantly increase with temperature. The loss tangent （tanδ） is a quadratic function of temperature, and the penetration depth of ilmenite decreases with temperature increase from 20 ℃to 100 ℃ The increase of the sample temperature under microwave radiation displays a nonlinear relationship between the temperature （T） and microwave heating time （t）. The positive feedback interaction between complex permittivity and sample temperature amplifies the interaction between ilmenite and the microwave radiation. The optimum dimensions for uniform heat deposition vary from 10 cm to 5 cm （about two power penetration depths） in a sample being irradiated from both sides in a 2.45 GHz microwave field when temperature increases from room temperature to 100 ℃

A Steady-State Evaluation of Simple Organic Rankine Cycle (SORC) with Low-Temperature Grade Waste Heat Source

The low-grade heat source recovery is usually constrained by the physical characteristics of the hot fluid medium. The present work focuses on the importance of energy recovery from low-temperature waste energy sources and its conversion to useful electrical power. The thermal performance analysis is based on the utilization of R-123, R-134a, R-290, R-245fa, R-1234ze-E, and R-1233zd-E fluids in a simple organic Rankine cycle (SORC). A waste energy source from an industrial sector is suggested to be available at a temperature greater than 110 °C. A hypothetical organic Rankine cycle of 10 kW nominal heat recovery was implemented to evaluate the cycle performance. It operates at evaporation and condensation temperatures of 90 °C and 45 °C, respectively. The selected vapor superheat degree at the expander entrance was 5 °C - 15 °C, and the liquid was subcooled by 5 °C at the discharge port of condenser. The estimated first law cycle thermal efficiency fell in the range of 6.4% - 7.7%. The results showed that the thermal efficiencies of R-134a, R-123, R-245fa, R-1233zd-E, and R-1234ze-E were higher than that of R-290 by 10% - 14%, 11% - 12%, 9% - 12%, 4% - 7% and 1% - 3%, respectively. R-1233zd-E, R-1234ze-E, and R-290 showed close thermal efficiency values, and it fell in the range of 6.7% - 7% for the (SORC) at a superheat degree of 15 °C. At the same superheat degree, the corresponding range of thermal efficiency for R-134a, R-123 and R-245fa fell within 7.5% - 7.7%. R-134a possessed the highest net power output of the (SORC);it reached a value of 0.91 kW as predicted at 15 °C superheat degree. Increasing the expander volumetric efficiency value by 10% improved the cycle thermal efficiency by 10% - 12%.

Utilization and recycling of low-temperature waste heat of stainless steel continuous annealing furnace

Stainless steel continuous annealing furnace is mainly used for heat treatment of hot-rolled strip steel.The combustion air will be enabled to heat to 520℃by waste heat recovery system,but the discharge temperature is still up to about 300℃.Owing to with development of global emphasis on energy conservation energy saving and discharge reduction,it's significant to lower the discharge temperature to below 200℃, for the sake of achieving rational use of waste heat resource.Through the analysis of the existing heat recovery system by this study,it is proved that mixing low temperature with flue gas in high temperature standard will increase the capacity of the flue gas and deteriorate the quality of remaining heat resource.In stead of that,increasing the combustion air temperature to 600℃on the basis of stability temperature for the prerequisite of recuperator design,and giving priority to reducing fuel consumption are the better way.The recovery and recycle of low temperature gas are also be introduced.It is demonstrated by the way of setting a secondary recuperator at the exit of the primary recuperator,and using low temperature flue gas to heat the air used for drying the strip steel,the exhuast temperature of flue gas can be reduced to lower than 200℃.At the same time,the steam required for heating air is saved,the energy reserve as high as 2 300 t of standard coal per year.

Diesel generator exhaust heat recovery fully-coupled with intake air heating for off-grid mining operations:An experimental,numerical,and analytical evaluation

The customarily discarded exhaust from the fossil fuel-based power plants of the off-grid mines holds the thermal potential to fulfill the heating requirement of the underground operation.This present research fills in an important research gap by investigating the coupling effect between a diesel exhaust heat recovery and an intake air heating system employed in a remote mine.An integrative approach comprising analytical,numerical,and experimental assessment has been adapted.The novel analytical model developed here establishes the reliability of the proposed mine heating system by providing comparative analysis between a coupled and a decoupled system.The effect of working fluid variation has been examined by the numerical analysis and the possible improvement has been identified.Experimental investigations present a demonstration of the successful lab-scale implementation of the concept and validate the numerical and analytical models developed.Successful deployment of the fully coupled mine heating system proposed here will assist the mining industry on its journey towards energy-efficient,and sustainable mining practices through nearly 70%reduction in fossil fuel consumption for heating intentions.

Experiment Study on the Exhaust-Gas Heat Exchanger for Small and Medium-Sized Marine Diesel Engine

This paper aims to design a special exchanger to recover the exhaust gas heat of marine diesel engines used in small and medium-sized fishing vessels,which can then be used to heat water up to 55°C–85°C for membrane desalination devices to produce fresh water.A new exhaust-gas heat exchanger of fins and tube,with a reinforced heat transfer tube section,unequal spacing fins,a mixing zone between the fin groups and four routes tube bundle,was designed.Numerical simulations were also used to provide reference information for structural design.Experiments were carried out for exhaust gas waste heat recovery from a marine diesel engine in an engine test bench utilizing the heat exchanger.The experimental results show that the difference between heat absorption by water and heat reduction of exhaust gas is less than 6.5%.After the water flow rate was adjusted,the exhaust gas waste heat recovery efficiency was higher than 70%,and the exhaust-gas heat exchanger’s outlet water temperature was 55°C–85°C at different engine loads.This means that the heat recovery from the exhaust gas of a marine diesel engine meets the requirement to drive a membrane desalination device to produce fresh water for fishers working in small and medium-sized fishing vessels.

Technical Measures and Selections for Reducing Flue Gas Heat Loss of Large Coal-Fired Boilers

The main technologies for reducing flue gas heat loss of pulverized coal-fired boilers are introduced, and the suitability of these technologies for boiler operation and the principles for selection of these technologies are explored. The main conclusions are： 1） the non-equilibrium control over flue gas flow rates at the inlet of the air heater and the reversal rotation of the air heater rotator should be popularized as regular technologies in large boilers; 2） increasing the area of the air heater to reduce the flue gas heat loss in pulverized coal-fired boilers should be the top option and increasing the area of the economizer be the next choice; 3） low- pressure economizer technology could save energy under special conditions and should be compared with the technology of increasing economizer area in terms of technical economics when the latter is feasible; 4） the hot primary air heater is only suitable to the pnlvefizing system with a large amount of cold air mixed.

Experiment and Analysis on Flue Gas Low Temperature Corrosion Monitoring

Thermal loss of exhaust flue gas accounts for the largest proportion of the total boiler thermal loss. Nowadays in China, the exhaust gas temperature in many thermal power plants is much higher than the designed value, thus, the recycle and reuse of the waste heat of tail flue gas is necessary. However, lower exhaust gas temperature will aggravate low temperature corrosion of the tail heating surface, which also causes huge economic losses. In order to solve this problem, this paper designs a monitoring experiment platform of flue gas low temperature corrosion, which can measure the corrosion condition of different materials by different flue gas compositions and temperature corrosion speeds. Besides, effects of low temperature corrosion factors are analyzed to find the best exhaust gas temperature and the surface material of tail heating surface.

Simulation and experiments on cooling and power system driven a solid sorption combined by the exhaust waste heat

A solid sorption combined cooling and power system driven by exhaust waste heat is proposed, which consists of a MnCl2 sorption bed, a CaCl2 sorption bed, an evaporator, a condenser, an expansion valve, and a scroll expander, and ammonia is chosen as the working fluid. First, the theoretical model of the system is established, and the partitioning calculation method is proposed for sorption beds. Next, the experimental system is estab- lished, and experimental results show that the refrigerating capacity at the refrigerating temperature of-10℃ and the resorption time of 30 min is 1.95 kW, and the shaft power is 109.2 W. The system can provide approximately 60% of the power for the evaporator fan and the condenser fan. Finally, the performance of the system is compared with that of the solid sorption refrigeration system. The refrigerating capacity of two systems is almost the same at the same operational condition. Therefore, the power generation process does not influence the refrigeration process. The exergy efficiency of the two systems is 0.076 and 0.047, respectively. The feasibility of the system is determined, which proves that this system is especially suitable for the exhaust waste heat recovery.

制酒厂区工艺双循环水冷冷却系统热回收应用研究

酱香型白酒生产过程需要冷却才能使酒蒸汽凝结成酒并降温至工艺要求的出酒温度,常用的冷却介质有空气和水,冷却过程中酒蒸汽会向冷却介质释放大量热量。采用风冷方式时其热量释放于空气中,热回收利用难度较大。常规情况采用水冷方式时冷却水出水温度约为60~70℃,可用于加热生活热水和锅炉水,但其他可利用的热回收途径较少。为了提高白酒生产中的冷却水余热利用率,提出了工艺双循环水冷冷却系统,其高温冷却水出水温度可达90℃左右,高温冷却水中的热量约占90%,可用于驱动增温型热泵制取蒸汽,也可用于加热锅炉水和生活热水。采用该双循环水冷冷却系统可进一步提高白酒生产中的余热回收利用率,达到节能低碳的效果。

Utilisation of waste heat from exhaust gases of drying process

Nowadays a lot of low-grade heat is wasted from the industry through the off- and flue-gasses with different compositions. These gases provide the sensitive heat with utilisation potential and latent heat with the components for condensation. In this paper, process integration methodology has been applied to the partly condensed streams. A hot composite curve that represents the gas mixture cooling according to equation of state for real gases was drawn to account the gas-liquid equilibrium. According to the pinch analysis methodology, the pinch point was specified and optimal minimal temperature difference was determined. The location of the point where gas and liquid phases can be split for better recuperation of heat energy within heat exchangers is estimated using the developed methodology. The industrial case study of tobacco drying process off-gasses is analysed for heat recovery. The mathematical model was developed by using MathCad software to minimise the total annualised cost using compact plate heat exchangers for waste heat utilisation. The obtained payback period for the required investments is less than six months. The presented method was validated by comparison with industrial test data.

Selection of organic Rankine cycle working fluids in the low-temperature waste heat utilization

In the current study, simulations based on the engineering equation solver （EES） software are performed to determine the suitable working fluid for the simple organic Rankine cYcle system in different temperature ranges. Under the condition of various temperatures and a constant thermal power of the flue gas, the influence of different organic working fluids on the efficiency of the subcritical organic Rankine cycle power generation system is studied, and its efficiency and other parameters are compared with those of the regenerator system. It is shown that the efficiency of the subcritical organic Rankine cycle system is the best when the parameters of the working fluid in the expander inlet are in the saturation state. And for the organic Rankine cycle, the R245fa is better than other working fluids and the efficiency of the system reaches up to 10.2% when the flammability, the toxicity, the ozone depletion, the greenhouse effect and other factors of the working fluids are considered. The R60 l a working fluid can be used for the high-temperature heat source, however, because of its high flammability, new working fluid should be investigated. Under the same condition, the efficiency of the organic Rankine cycle power generation system with an internal heat exchanger is higher than that of the simple system without the internal heat exchanger, but the efficiency is related to the properties of the working fluid and the temperature of the heat source.

Optimizing environmental insulation thickness of buildings with CHP-based district heating system based on amount of energy and energy grade

The increase of insulation thickness(IT)results in the decrease of the heat demand and heat medium temperature.A mathematical model on the optimum environmental insulation thickness(OEIT)for minimizing the annual total environmental impact was established based on the amount of energy and energy grade reduction.Besides,a case study was conducted based on a residential community with a combined heat and power(CHP)-based district heating system(DHS)in Tianjin,China.Moreover,the effect of IT on heat demand,heat medium temperature,exhaust heat,extracted heat,coal consumption,carbon dioxide(CO_(2))emissions and sulfur dioxide(SO_(2))emissions as well as the effect of three types of insulation materials(i.e.,expanded polystyrene,rock wool and glass wool)on the OEIT and minimum annual total environmental impact were studied.The results reveal that the optimization model can be used to determine the OEIT.When the OEIT of expanded polystyrene,rock wool and glass wool is used,the annual total environmental impact can be reduced by 84.563%,83.211%,and 86.104%,respectively.It can be found that glass wool is more beneficial to the environment compared with expanded polystyrene and rock wool.

A new power generation method utilizing a low grade heat source

Energy crisis make the effective use of low grade energy more and more urgent. It is still a worldwide difficult conundrum. To efficiently recover low grade heat, this paper deals with a theoretical analysis of a new power generation method driven by a low grade heat source. When the temperature of the low grade heat source exceeds the saturated temperature, it can heat the liquid into steam. If the steam is sealed and cooled in a container, it will lead to a negative pressure condition. The proposed power generation method utilizes the negative pressure condition in the sealed container, called as a condensator. When the condensator is connected to a liquid pool, the liquid will be pumped into it by the negative pressure condition. After the conden- sator is filled by liquid, the liquid flows back into the pool and drives the turbine to generate electricity. According to our analysis, for water, the head pressure of water pumped into the condensator could reach 9.5 m when the temperature of water in the pool is 25 ℃, and the steam temperature is 105 ℃. Theoretical thermal efficiency of this power generation system could reach 3.2% to 5.8% varying with the altitude of the condensator to the water level, ignoring steam leakage loss.

Improving Efficiency by Thermodynamic and Gravitational Cycle

The efficiency of Rankine cycle and its derivative cycles are severely affected by droplets condensed in the process of vapor expansion, which not only limit its maximum efficiency, but also cause extremely low efficiency around 3% when using low grade heat source. This paper introduces a new theory of Thermodynamic and Gravitational Cycle to explain the concept of MLC, and analyses the reasons MLC OTEC cannot be realized till now. Then The concept of Thermodynamic and Gravitational Closed-Cycle (TGCC) to overcome disadvantage of Rankine and MLC cycle are proposed, and its especial cycle process and efficiency model in detail are discussed. And then we propose a method of combining vapor with mist lift to improve efficiency further, and analyze the new ideal efficiency model (a maximum up to 18.17%) using carbon dioxide sample, indicate the dryness of liquid-vapor mixture is the key factor to improve efficiency. In conclusion, TGCC with mist lift has the potential to significantly improve efficiency and reduce the cost of electricity produced from low grade heat source, such as OTEC and industrial waste heat.

Design and analysis of a novel dual source vapor injection heat pump using exhaust and ambient air

A novel dual source vapor injection heat pump(DSVIHP)using exhaust and ambient air is proposed.The air exhausted from the building first releases energy to the medium-pressure evaporator and is then mixed with the ambient air to heat the low-pressure evaporator.A vapor injection(VI)compressor of two inlets is connected with the low and medium pressure evaporators.It’s first time that a VI compressor is employed to recover the ventilation heat.The system can minimize the ventilation heat loss and provide a unique defrosting approach by using the exhaust waste heat.Fundamentals of the proposed DSVIHP are illustrated.Mathematical models are built.Both energetic and exergetic analyses are carried out under variable conditions.The results indicate that the DSVIHP has superior thermodynamic performance.The superiority is more appreciable at a lower ambient temperature.It has a higher COP than the conventional vapor injection heat pump and air source heat pump by 11.3%and 23.2%respectively at an ambient temperature of-10°C and condensation temperature of 45°C.The waste heat recovery ratio from the exhaust air is more than 100%.The novel DSVIHP has great potential in the cold climate area application.

金属丝网强化余热回收烟气换热器的试验与数值研究

为探究金属丝网强化元件在余热回收烟气换热器中的应用可行性及其性能表现,对嵌有金属丝网的通道的流动与换热性能开展试验与数值研究。对嵌入不同孔隙率金属丝网的通道进行了试验研究,基于FLUENT软件进行了模拟计算和流场分析,并分析了丝网高度对流动和传热性能的影响。结果表明,相比于传统平直翅片,嵌入金属丝网后通道综合性能指标最大提高58%。综合性能随孔隙率的提高先增后减,0.945为最佳孔隙率。同时,使用高度与流道高度一致的金属丝网,可以获得最佳综合性能。在相同压力损失下,金属丝网通过均匀流体温度、破坏边界层可以比平直翅片通过增加传热面积获得更好的综合性能,证明了金属丝网作为烟气换热器强化元件的可行性。

汽车尾气温差发电系统瞬态回收性能分析

为了预测温差发电(thermoelectric generator, TEG)系统的动态特性,基于COMSOL Multiphy-sics建立了用于求解温差发电系统温度场分布的瞬态计算流体力学(computational fluid dynamics, CFD)模型和用于研究温差发电模块瞬态响应特性的分析模型,提出了混合瞬态CFD-分析模型,并经过瞬态试验验证.结果表明:由于热惯性的影响,TEG系统的转化效率会出现一个瞬时的较高值;相较于尾气温度和质量流量的瞬态波动,热电半导体的热端温度和冷端温度会存在时滞;在美国环保局的高速公路燃油经济性测试(highway fuel economy test, HWFET)模式循环工况下,瞬态模型求解得到整个温差发电系统的平均输出功率、平均转化效率分别为35.63 W和3.40%,瞬态模型的输出电压平均误差为6.41%;该模型能够以较高的精度及较短的计算时间预测温差发电系统在瞬态热源激励下的瞬态响应特性.

MVR低放废液热泵蒸发系统设计及性能分析

为了研究MVR技术在低放废液中的可行性,构建了系统热力学数学模型,设计了MVR低放废液热泵蒸发系统工艺路线,并进行了AspenPlus模拟分析,根据模拟结果搭建了试验系统台架,分析了系统性能,研究了压缩机压比、蒸发温度、进料温度对系统蒸发量、传热效率的影响。结果表明:设计的MVR热泵蒸发系统连续运行稳定,系统平均蒸发量5.13t/h,每处理1吨模拟料液平均耗电量44.78 kW,净化系数达到1.02×10^(6),净化系数达到;蒸汽压缩机压比较低时有助于提高系统的节能效果,但系统蒸发量下降,会增加系统设备腐蚀的风险;系统蒸发量、制热系数受蒸发温度影响较大,随着蒸发温度的升高呈现上升趋势;随着料液温度的升高,系统中二次蒸汽将进料液加热至沸点所需要的热量降低,在增加系统蒸发量的同时降低了能耗。

驱动源及低温热源双向梯级利用热泵工艺研究

为提高一次能源利用效率,针对大庆油田吸收式热泵余热提取工艺进行了改进,采用驱动源和低温热源双向梯级利用热泵工艺,提高了能源利用效率。传统热泵工艺COP为1.7,采用双效梯级利用工艺COP达到2.7。双向梯级利用热泵工艺为耦合蒸汽直拖离心式热泵和蒸汽驱动吸收式热泵对余热余压梯级利用的工艺流程,利用中温中压蒸汽梯级驱动两级热泵,充分发挥了蒸汽的做功能力;同时梯级提取含油污水低温余热,使含油污水温度从35℃降至21℃,传统热泵工艺从35℃降至25℃。综合能源利用效率较传统热泵工艺提高了50%。